Citrix finds EMEA growth in spite of troubled economy
Despite the continued economic nightmare since the initial financial collapse in 2008, according to Citrix, it and its partners are doing rather well, which is similar to what we heard at the Canalys...
View ArticleAvnet to cut more costs as sales fall
Avnet will look to further cost cuts after reporting a drop in sales across its business as customers continue to delay IT projects. Rick Hamada , Chief Executive Officer, commented that the...
View ArticleAdobe appoints new EMEA operations president
Adobe said it has appointed Mark Zablan as the president of its EMEA operations. Zablan will report into Adobe’s Worldwide Field Operations, which are headed up by senior vice president Matt Thompson....
View ArticleArrow and Insight see sales drop as macroeconomic concerns persist
Arrow and Insight have both pointed to macroeconomic pressures as they reported slow sales in their latest financial results. Arrow saw its sales drop four percent to $4.96 billion in the third...
View ArticleEMEA IT spending to increase to $1.154 trillion in 2013
IT spending in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) will reach a staggering $1.154 trillion in 2013, Gartner has predicted. According to the company, this is a 1.4 percent increase from 2012′s...
View ArticleArista Networks introduces EMEA channel programme
Arista Networks has launched a new EMEA channel programme, designed to reward partners who drive demand for services and bring value-add services to the market The Arista Networks A-Plus Partner...
View ArticlePoor customer management could be costing EMEA $billions
A study from a recurring revenue management company has suggested that bad business management and mishandling of customers could be costing firms as much as $1.4 billion. Over two years, ServiceSource...
View ArticleDell reports double digit revenue decline
Dell announced its third quarter revenues had fallen 11 percent from the previous year to $13.7 billion. Revenues from consumer sales fared poorly, dropping 23 percent to $2.5 billion, with operating...
View ArticleUK Outsourcing Holds Up In A Depressed EMEA Market
The UK bucked the trend of other the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) zones in the outsourcing market in 2012 and with an annual contract value of £3.1 billion representing a 38 percent share of...
View ArticleThinking Phone Networks Stretches Unified Cloud To Europe
Thinking Phone Networks has opened up shop in Europe with a new regional headquarters in the Netherlands. The firm is to offer its unified communications as a service (UCaaS) through Europe, Middle...
View ArticleUnix Plunges As Server Revenues And Shipments Decline
Second quarter 2013 figures for the server market have shown falling revenues and shipments worldwide, according to both Gartner and IDC. The research companies agrees that the main reasons for the...
View ArticleBoldon James Signs Adacom And Expands Into 24 New Territories
Security vendor Boldon James has recruited Adacom as a new channel partner – in a deal that was sparked by a report in ChannelBiz. The partnership came about as Boldon James was adding 24 new...
View ArticleRecord EMEA Outsourcing Deals Bring Good News For The UK
Over 100 outsourcing deals worth more than €4 million (£3.4m) were signed across EMEA in the last quarter, making it the highest quarterly number recorded by technology consultancy Information Services...
View ArticleFive Bosses Quit Insight As Company Prepares For The Future
It seems Wolfgang Ebermann is paving the way for his new post as Insight’s new EMEA president by clearing out the boardroom. Since taking over from outgoing EMEA boss Stuart Fenton, he has seen five...
View ArticleDell Software Programme Change And New Boss To Grow Channel
Dell’s Emea PartnerDirect Premier software partners have been given the opportunity to claim a two percent rebate on software sales in earned competencies. This includes sales of packages within the...
View ArticleDisruption Arrives As Pluribus Expands Its European Channel
Pluribus Networks has formally entered the Emea market only weeks after launching its Freedom Server-Switch appliance in the US, its home country. The expansion is a reaction to the rapid uptake of...
View ArticleAvnet’s SoftLayer Cloud Floats In For European Partners
The move to satisfy data sovereignty requirements of its partners has led Avnet Technology Solutions to open an Emea-based cloud. Using IBM’s SoftLayer provision as host, Avnet said it can now provide...
View ArticleImproving Emea PC shipments Show Strongest Growth In Two Years
The PC market in Emea has picked up at last after seven quarters of falling sales and one of mild growth, according to figures from Context. The UK saw a big leap of almost 24 percent. With unit sales...
View ArticleCanalys Report Shows The Relative Advantages Of Benefits Schemes
Vendor programmes are vital to their reseller relationships, a survey of worldwide channel partners has concluded. The survey by channel analyst Canalys asked 130 channel partners to rate the...
View ArticleQuantum hires Morel to lead scale-out storage push
Data storage and archiving firm Quantum has appointed Patrick Morel as its senior Emea channel manager for “scale-out storage”. The new role will see Morel manage and expand Quantum’s distributor and...
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